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Item Open Access The Health Impact of Fuel Wood Utilization on Users in Yelwa Village, Nasarawa State, Nigeria(Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2017-02-01) Nasiru, Idris Medugu; Kadafa, A.A.; Dennis, Stephen K.; Medan, J.D.The health effects associated with the use of domestic’s energy in rural Nigeria, is associated with epileptic power supply, cost of other source of domestic energy, these has necessitated rural dwellers to highly dependent on traditional means of energy as there source of domestic energy supply, these has led to associated indoor pollution, unsafe level of toxic emission, air pollution, deforestation and consequently leads to health hazard in the area. These coupled with closeness to the forest, high levels of poverty, weak management and lack of coordination between households, local and traditional leaders in the provision of alternative source of domestic’s energy other than fuel wood in the study area. These have constituted one of the major causes of health hazard, deforestation and massive destruction of indigenous trees in Nigeria. The study attempts to highlight how the households in Yelwa village utilized domestic energy and investigate the health impact of fuel wood utilization in Yelwa village. Poverty and income has been identified as the major factors influencing rural households choice of domestic energy consumption in Africa especially Nigeria. In rural areas, over dependence on fuel wood has universally been recognized as one of the major threat to forestry ecosystems. The resultant effects of the consumption of this resource are various environmental problems such as climate change, erosion, flooding, and deforestation, among others. Other fuel wood related impacts on human include air pollution, eye problem, respiratory problem, and heart disease among others.Based on these identified problems caused by the over dependence on fuel wood, this study sought to assess the health impact of fuel wood utilization on users, and the possible means of controlling the identified impact on households in Yelwa village, Toto LGA, Nasarawa State. Questionnaires were administered to households. The study found Fuel wood utilization in the study area is increasing on daily basis as a result of the lack of access to clean and affordable energy. Consequently, Poverty, household’s size, income level of the dwellers, among others are the drivers of fuel wood utilization in the study area, leading to several health problems. Recommendation for the potentials of exploitation of renewable energy resources of energy in place of fuel wood; with the aim of removing the present pressure of rural Nigerian on forest resources for fuel wood as the mainstay of domestic cooking energy.Item Open Access Mixed Plastic aModern Convenience and an Environmental Nuisance(Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2017-02-01) Nasiru, Idris Medugu; Ayuba, H.K.; Kadafa, A.A.Plastic waste is found in all types and forms (mixed plastic) mostly from packaging material for commercial product, thus resulting in its abundance in municipal solid waste. In the developed and developing countries high quantities of mixed plastic waste are generated but in the developed countries extensive recycling and reuse strategies have been implemented toward minimizing its quantity in waste flow and that which requires final disposal. In the developing countries where the concept of recycling is just coming up or waste collection from generation sources is a major problem, thus recycling is found only informally and carried out by scavengers. In Nigeria the greatest environmental issue is solid waste management and the most difficult fraction to handle is mixed plastic. Due to its high generation since it is the most common packing material used by manufacturer within the country. Polypropylene (PP/5) found in confectionery packets and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE/1) found in soft drinks bottles are the most commonly generated plastic in Nigeria, thus can be found in abundance littering the streets.Its high quantity generated and its non-degradable characteristic make it a serious environmental challenge in Nigeria. This paper looks at mixed plastic waste in Nigeria and its environmental hazard. With the aim of bring into view the issue of plastic waste management and its current nuisance and hazard on the streets of Nigeria.Item Open Access MIXED PLASTIC WASTE AS AN INTRACTABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM IN ABUJA, NIGERIA(Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2017-03-01) Nasiru, Idris Medugu; Ayuba, H.K.; Kadafa, A.A.The greatest environmental issue in the urban areas of Nigeria is solid waste management and the most intractable are the mixed plastic wastes. Mixed plastics, especially Polypropylene (PP/5) found in confectionery packets and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE/1) found in soft drinks bottles are commonly used as packaging materials by the manufacturing sector within the country. Due to the high rate of generation, these mixed plastics are found in abundance littering major streets of Nigeria. The greatest challenge is that these mixed plastics are non-biodegradable and therefore cannot be used as compost by the local communities and Government does not also seem to possess the capacity to recycle them. This paper examines mixed plastic waste in Abuja, Nigeria and its environmental hazards with the aim of sensitizing solid waste managers and the general public to finding sustainable solutions to the problem. Survey method was used to administer 400 questionnaire to residents of Abuja, Nigeria. The results indicated only 43% of residents have waste collection services available to them, with infrequent collections. Which corresponds with the high percentage of resident who use dumping; 65.7% as a method of disposing their waste. With a lot of plastic waste being generated thus results in a lot of plastic waste found littering the environment.Item Open Access ROLES OF LAND ADMINISTRATION AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERI(Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-10-10) Adamu, Musa Eya; Abubakar, Mahmud; Kadafa, A.A.; Alkali, Mohammed, , This paper examines the roles of land administration and physical development in Keffi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria and attempted tracing if these roles were achieved. It identified the various instruments for land use administration, physical development, management policies, regulatory system and rated effectiveness in the study area. The study affirmed that many of the land administration tools are not effective especially, the Landuse Act of 1978 Urban and Regional Planning Law Decree No: 88 of 1992, an implication of uncoordinated land use management in context of developing world cities and suggests how to improve the present practices. The paper draws on a systematic survey of land use mechanisms and activities, departments and agencies of government responsible for land administration aid physical development as well as individual, community involved in land use activities including land owners m the study area. The paper revealed that land administration in the study area has not been unanimously concerned with the granting of statutoiy right of occupancy and approval of plans to use land for a particular purposes, without adequate monitoring of its outcomes. It also shows that land management and control tools are either not available or weakly implemented disjointed and uncoordinated since several organizations and agencies are involved without approval or an overall land use plan within which effective land use management can be undertaken. The study concludes that unnl and unless land administration and physical planning authority are actively enforced. It suggests a reorganization of land administration^ urban land t*e planning and physical development machinery in the area and institutionalization of Local Planning Authority. The study also recommended that land administration and physical development should be supported by government, community, corporate organization and individual to achieve their roles.